COMMUNITY/CIVIC
Today, Nov. 1, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Dia de los Muertos (Mexican Day of the Dead) fund-raiser to benefit Friends of Scott Foundation and Friends to Children with Cancer. Event to take place at Casa Guadalajara in Old Town, 4105 Taylor St. Cost $25. For more information or to RSVP by Oct. 23, e-mail [email protected], or call (619) 890-2828.
Today, Nov. 1, 4 to 8 p.m., Vons Liberty Station hosts wine tasting fund-raiser to benefit the San Diego Food Bank and the NTC Foundation, 2495 Truxtun Road. For more information, call (619) 573-9269, or visit [email protected].

Today, Nov. 1, 3:30 p.m., Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library hosts Ziggy, a local author/illustrator, who will give his first public reading of “Willa the Witch.” Event takes place in the community room of the library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 531-1539.
Friday, Nov. 2, deadline for national scholarship competition hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 1392 and its Ladies Auxiliary in Ocean Beach. The contest is called “Voice of Democracy,” with a theme of “My Role in Honoring America’s Veterans.” The contest is open to students in grades 9 through 12. Local awards for first, second and third place are $300, $200 and $100 U.S. savings bonds. For more information, call (619) 223-4882, or visit www.vfw.org (click on Voice of Democracy).
Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to noon, FasTracKids of San Diego County and DS Action hosts sign language workshop at Kids Included Together’s National Training Center, 2820 Roosevelt Road, 2nd floor, at Liberty Station in Point Loma. A $30 donation is suggested to help DS Action and Rady’s Children’s Hospital open a Down Syndrome Center in Southern California.
Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 4, noon to 4 p.m., the Point Loma Discovery Shop, owned and operated by the American Cancer Society, holds its 10th annual Holiday Boutique, 3609-C Midway Drive at Liberty Station. For more information, call (619) 224-4336.
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library hosts “Dueling Maringas” with Beverly Reese Darcy and Cathy George. Event is free at the library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 531-1539.
Friday, Nov. 9, noon to 6 p.m., San Diego Blood Bank hosts bloodmobile at United Portuguese SES Inc. parking lot, 2828 Avenida De Portugal. For more information, call (800) 4MY-SDBB, or visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org.
Sunday, Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., San Diego Blood Bank hosts bloodmobile at VFW Post 1392, Appletree Market parking lot, 4944 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (800) 4MY-SDBB, or visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., San Diego Blood Bank hosts bloodmobile at High Tech High School parking lot, 2861 Womble Road. For more information, call (800) 4MY-SDBB, or visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 6 to 9:30 p.m., Fashion Day Soiree hosts San Diego charity shopping event and clothing drive to benefit fire victims and evacuees, Baja Building at Marina Village, 1936 Quivera Way. For more information, visit www.fashiondaysoiree.com, or e-mail [email protected].
Saturday, Nov. 24, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Christmas Tree Lighting at Paradise Point Resort & Spa, 1404 Paradise Road. The event will feature 20,000 colored lights on a 40-foot-high tree and caroling. For more information, call (858) 274-4630, or visit www.paradisepoint.com.
Mondays, 3 p.m., “Baby Signing Storytime” with Jennifer Duncan, Ocean Beach Branch Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532.
Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to noon, Sacred Heart Church of Ocean Beach offers classes in tai chi taught by certified instructor Sherlie Miller. Classes take place at the church, 4776 Saratoga Ave. For more information, call (619) 224-2746, or (858) 292-6284.

Thursdays through Nov. 15, 2:15 to 3:30 p.m., Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library hosts series “Let’s Knit!” Events take place in the community room of the library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 531-1539.

ENVIRONMENT
Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m., San Diego Coastkeeper hosts California Paddle for Plastics 2007, a paddle-out and beach cleanup at the Ocean Beach Pier, Veterans Plaza. The event promotes the plastic-free ocean campaign. For more information, call (619) 758-7743.

SCHOOLS
Dana Elemtary
Dana Elemen tary
“¢ Thursday, Nov. 1, bake sale.
“¢ Friday, Nov. 2, Dana Pride Day.
“¢ Tuesday, Nov. 6, 9 to 10 a.m., community meeting.
“¢ Wednesday, Nov. 7, 4 to 5 p.m., School Site Council meeting.
“¢ Thursday, Nov. 8, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Parent/Child Book Club.
“¢ Monday, Nov. 5 and Tuesday, Nov. 6, physical education monthly achievement awards.
Loma Portal Elementary
“¢ Today, Nov. 1, 6 to 7 p.m., volunteer reading tutors needed for Everyone-A-Reader program. For information, call (619) 223-4810.
“¢ Friday, Nov. 2, 5:30 to 8 p.m., annual Monster Bash with food, fun, prizes, games, costume contests and haunted house sponsored by the school’s Dad’s Club.
“¢ Wednesday, Nov. 6, 6 to 7 p.m., foundation meeting in school library.
Ocean Beach Elementary
“¢ Today, Nov. 1, Bank Day and academic chess at 12:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Academy
“¢ Today, Nov. 1, 10 a.m., All Saints Day Mass at Sacred Heart Church.
“¢ Friday, Nov. 2, noon dismissal.
“¢ Monday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m., Principal’s Advisory Commission meeting.
“¢ Tuesday, Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m., Parent Association Board meeting; report cards sent home.
“¢ Wednesday, Nov. 7, noon dismissal; report card conferences 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
“¢ Thursday, Nov. 8, noon dismissal; report card conferences 1 to 7 p.m.
“¢ Friday, Nov. 9, noon dismissal; report card conferences 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
“¢ Monday, Nov. 12, no school; teacher inservice day.
“¢ Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1st-graders to Joan Kroc Center for “Music in Motion.”
“¢ Thursday, Nov. 15, 8 a.m., All-School Mass at Sacred Heart Church; 7th grade serves dinner at StandUp For Kids Center.
“¢ Nov. 19-23, Thanksgiving break.
“¢ Tuesday, Nov. 27, progress reports online for grades 4 through 8.
Silver Gate Elementary
“¢ Today, Nov. 1, 6:30 to 8 p.m., best-selling author, columnist, speaker and family psychologist holds parenting seminar entitled “Parenting the Strong-Willed Child,” in school auditorium.
“¢ Friday, Nov. 2, 9 to 10:30 a.m., best-selling author, columnist, speaker and family psychologist holds parenting seminar entitled “Assuming the Power of Parenthood,” in school auditorium.
Sunset View Elementary
“¢ Saturday, Nov. 3, 4 to 7 p.m., 49th annual Halloween Carnival with costume contests, haunted house, game booths, cake decorating, arts and crafts and “slime booth.” Event will also serve as a fund-raiser for Southern California wildfire victims and those who have lost homes. For more information, go to www.sandi.net/ssv/.
Warren-Walker School
“¢ Thursday, Nov. 1, 3:15 p.m., flag football at home against Santa Fe Christian.
“¢ Nov. 15 through 17, school book fair.

HEALTH
Sunday, Nov. 4, noon to 4 p.m., Reproductive Wellness, an integrative fertility treatment center in San Diego, hosts Reproductive Health and Fertility Expo at Marina Village, 1936 Quivera Way. Event raises money for the National Infertility Association RESOLVE program in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week. For more information, call (877) 843-7100, or visit www.reproductivewellness.com.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m, Holy Trinity Parish hosts “The Love of God,” featuring works from The Moody Blues, “4 Him,” and Biblical text compiled by John H. Cochran in a dinner theater setting. Proceeds benefit the Passion Players Ministry at Holy Trinity, 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. Tickets are $12.50 per person or $30 for a family of three or more. For more information, call (805) 698-6554 or (619) 222-0365.
Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University’s Department of Music presents “An Evening of Duo Piano Music” featuring the PLNU piano faculty playing music from Broadway. The free event takes place at the Crill Performance Hall, 3900 Lomaland Drive. For more information, call (619) 849-2325, or visit www.pointloma.edu/musiccalendar.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 11, 2 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University’s Department of Music presents “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” a Christmas-themed opera written by Gian Carlo Menotti. The events take place at the Crill Performance Hall, 3900 Lomaland Drive. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and military. For more information, call (619) 849-2325, or visit www.pointloma.edu/musiccalendar.
Through Nov. 25, the San Diego Art Institute hosts featured artist Ginger Wallace, a Peninsula-area resident for more than 50 years. An artist’s reception takes place Saturday, Oct. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit is themed “Ginger Wallace: Her Art, Wit and Relationships,” showcasing over 80 original artworks selected from her published book “Extraordinary People & Unique, Above Average Children.” The institute is located in Balboa Park, House of Charm, and also at 1439 El Prado St. For more information, call (619) 236-0011, or visit www.sandiego-art.org.

Mondays through Dec. 3, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Peninsula Singers, a community choir, rehearses in the community room of the Hervey Family/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. The public is welcome to listen or participate. The choir particularly seeks male singers. For further information, call artistic director Sarah Suhonen at (619) 804-6079, or e-mail [email protected].

Fridays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market Friday Night Music, 4765 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 224-1387, or visit www.obpeoplesfood.coop.

VENUES:
Portugalia restaurant, 4839 Newport Ave., (619) 222-PORT
“¢ Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 p.m., The HumanRevolution performs.
Winston’s, 1921 Bacon St., (619) 222-6822
“¢ Thursday, Nov. 8, 8:30 p.m., The California Del Rays perform with Dave Allan & The Arrows and Slacktone.

Soma Sidestage, 3550 Sports Arena Blvd., (619) 726-7662
“¢ Sunday, Nov. 11, The Almost and The Starting Line perform.